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500 auto spare parts factories to be heavily affected by wage...
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - Over 500 automotive factories will be immediately and heavily affected by the daily minimum wage rise to Bt300/day, as...
EforE urges new govt to cancel Benzene 91, Gasohol 91
BANGKOK, 2 August 2011 – The Energy for Environment Foundation (EforE) has insisted that the incoming government consider canceling the distribution of Benzene 91...
House expected to vote for new Thai prime minister Friday: House...
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - Thailand's House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament, expects to vote for the country's new prime minister on Friday...
Red Shirt leaders Jatuporn, Nisit released on bail
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - Key Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan, detained on terrorism charges, has been released on bail after the the elections...
MOTS nods to budget for opening tourist assistance centers
BANGKOK, 2 August 2011 – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has approved a budget worth 6.9 million THB for the establishment of...
BKK police raided over 10,000 homes during operation against drugs
BANGKOK, 2 August 2011-Bangkok Metro Police, Police Major General Auepong Komalakul Na Nakorn said over 2000 arrests were made on drug related charges...
City braces for northern floods run-off: deputy Bangkok governor
BANGKOK, Aug 2 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) can handle the flood run-off from the North and continuing rains triggered by tropical...
BMA to reopen Sanam Luang on 9 Aug
BANGKOK, 1 August 2011 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is scheduled to reopen Sanam Luang for public use on 9 August after its...
Domestic flights at Don Mueang Airport moved to Terminal 1
BANGKOK, 1 August 2011– Don Mueang Airport has relocated its domestic flight services to Terminal 1, where international chartered flights are being operated, in...
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ShakeSphere sees potential in transaction data to help banks prevent loan defaults
BANGKOK, Thailand – Transaction data could help banks do more than assess loan applications. It could also help identify customers facing financial difficulties before...
Company health check: Securing foreign business in Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand - Starting a new life, running a business, or investing in Thailand often begins with a sense of optimism, friendship, and hope....
Portuguese woman found at Phuket restaurant after nearly five years of visa overstay
PHUKET, Thailand – Immigration officers arrested a Portuguese woman found studying cooking at a restaurant in Phuket after biometric checks revealed she had overstayed...
Police raid Nakhon Si Thammarat bar, rescue three teenage trafficking victims
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division has arrested a 43-year-old bar owner in Nakhon Si Thammarat and rescued three teenage...
Gunfire erupts at Pattaya petrol station after drug suspect smashes office and flees police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night drug sting erupted into gunfire at a petrol station on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya after a pickup driver allegedly...